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    Rob Bonta

    Attorney General of California, California Department of Justice

    Attorney General, California Department of Justice

    Background

    Rob Bonta is the 34th attorney general of California, serving since 2021.

    He previously served in the California State Assembly for the 18th district from 2012 to 2021.

    Key facts

    Current office
    34th attorney general of California, serving since 2021source
    Sworn in
    April 23, 2021source
    Election
    Elected to a full four-year term in 2022source
    Education
    B.A. in history, Yale University, 1993, cum laudesource
    Education
    Juris Doctor, Yale Law School, 1998source

    WYDE coverage of Rob Bonta

    WYDE Newsroom has published 3 articles about Rob Bonta, from Jul 10, 2026 to Aug 27, 2026. Rob Bonta is a named leader in 2 stories and the regulator in 1 story. The most recent is Meta Will Pay Up to $16.68 Billion and Cap Teen Screen Time to Settle States' Social Media Case.

    AI

    Meta Will Pay Up to $16.68 Billion and Cap Teen Screen Time to Settle States' Social Media Case

    Meta agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion over ten years and impose default two-hour daily limits and overnight blocks for users under 18, settling the 51-attorney-general social media addiction case mid-trial in Oakland.

    Aug 27, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Food Policy

    24 States Sue to Block DHS Access to TANF Recipients' Personal Data

    A July Systems of Records Notice would let the Administration for Children and Families share Social Security numbers and income records from the $16 billion TANF program with DHS, and a 24-state coalition says it breaks three federal laws.

    Aug 4, 2026 · 3 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Legal

    Block Pays $45 Million to 46 States Over Cash App Fraud Failures

    A bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general settled with Cash App parent Block over claims it misled users about fraud protection, and the deal locks in up to $120 million in consumer refunds.

    Jul 10, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator

    Reported alongside Rob Bonta

    • Block · in 1 story with Rob Bonta
    • Meta · in 1 story with Rob Bonta

    Sources

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